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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-11500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-11500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-11700 and the cheaper Core i5-11500 have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700
- Performs up to 3% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Core i5-11500 - 234 vs 228 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11500 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Up to 44% cheaper than Core i7-11700 - £139.74 vs £248.99
- Up to 42% better value when playing Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Core i7-11700 - £0.61 vs £1.06 per FPS
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
234
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.06/FPS
57%
Price, £
£248.99
56%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 65W
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Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
228
97%
Value, £/FPS
£0.61/FPS
100%
Price, £
£139.74
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 65W
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Updated 19392 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-11700 | vs | Intel Core i5-11500 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-11700 or Core i5-11500
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, 1920 x 1080, Highest
96 FPS
£10.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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